Rezoning from C-MX-8 to D-CPV-C at 500, 551 & 501 Wazee Street
- When: 2025/04/16
- Address: 500 Wazee St, Denver, CO 80204
- Address: 501 Wazee St, Denver, CO 80204
- Address: 551 Wazee St, Denver, CO 80204
- City: Denver
- State: CO
- Category: Spot Rezoning
- Subcategory: Mixed-Use Rezoning
- Asset Class: Mixed-Use
- Property Type: High-Rise
- Size (SF): 112,033 SF
- New Zoning: C-MX-8 (Urban Center - Mixed Use - 8 Stories)
- New Zoning Description: C-MX-8 is a mixed use district that allows building forms appropriate on streets that are primarily Local or Collector Streets, or that are Arterial Streets if the zone lot is not located at the intersection of two Arterial Streets; the district allows for a desired building scale of 2 to 8 stories.
- Previous Zoning: D-CPV-C (Downtown - Central Platte Valley - Center District)
- Previous Zoning Description: The Center district provides for the most intense development in the Central Platte Valley and is intended to be the most flexible in its allowance of land uses.
The City Council reclassified three adjacent parcels at 500, 551 and 501 Wazee Street from C-MX-8 (Commercial Mixed-Use) to D-CPV-C (Downtown Central Platte Valley Commercial). The change implements goals of Denver Comprehensive Plan 2040, Blueprint Denver 2019, and the 2018 Downtown Area Plan Amendment by allowing high-density mixed-use infill adjacent to transit. The new district permits a broad mix of residential, commercial, office, retail, hospitality, civic and institutional uses, with flexible building forms and minimal setback requirements. It targets the site as a Regional Center to capture significant housing and job growth and encourages redevelopment of underutilized surface lots. The rezoning aligns with the Downtown neighborhood context’s tallest building forms and supports compact, walkable development. Extensive outreach with council staff, RNOs, LoDo District Inc., Auraria Higher Education Center and HOST led to a Voluntary Affordable Housing Agreement and community partnerships.
